Mary Mallon's Butcher Knife is an artifact featured in "Trials".
Origin[]
TBA
Effects[]
Cures diseases or injuries in one person by transferring them to another person when both hold the knife simultaneously.
History[]
It was supposed to be obtained quietly at an auction house in Boston by Claudia and Steve, but a man named Owen Larson, posing as a janitor, stole it first. Mr. Larson used it to transfer his son's leukemia to himself. The artifact is currently in the Warehouse.[1]
People Involved[]
Owners[]
- Mary Mallon
- Alwyndale Auction House
Users[]
- Owen Larson
Affected People[]
- Owen Larson (transferred his injured leg to Artie Nielsen, then his son's leukemia to himself)
- Arthur Nielsen (inflicted with Owen Larson's injured leg)
- Owen Larson's son (had his leukemia transferred to his father Owen)
Real-World Connection[]
Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, was the first person in the United States identified as a carrier typhoid fever. She was presumed to have infected some 51 people, three of whom died, over her career as a cook. She was forcibly isolated twice by public health authorities and died after nearly three decades altogether in isolation.
Trivia[]
- The transparent image created for this wiki page by user Wilesjeffery2152 was used in a video by YouTuber Philip DeFranco.[2]
- The knife was item #62 in the Alwyndale auction.
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